Gestational diabetes?

Question

I am paranoid that I might have gestational diabetes.
I have had thrush all throughout this pregnancy and recently over the last few days I have been feeling very tired. Today I feel very thirsty and I ave just thrown up.
Has anyone here had gestational diabetes and did you have symptons like mine?
I will be calling the midwife at 9 so theres no need to tell me to call a doctor I just wanted some advice from people like me

I haven't had any urine tests since 16 weeks I'm noe 24 weeks

Answer 1

You are probably just anemic. Take your prenatal vitamins and ask your doc about iron pills. They will probably test you soon for GD anyways. I had it with my two year old, but not with my 5mo. old, which is a little unusual. Anyways, I never had any symptoms other than being tired, but I had been working about 60 hours a week before they tested me, so I just figured it was that. Please don't worry, you probably don't have it and it is unnecessary to stress yourself out without being tested first. Even if you do find that you have it, it is manageable and temporary. I maintained an extremely healthy diet so I avoided having to do insulin shots, and it went away right after he was born (6lbs 13oz two weeks early, not overly large). It could have been worse, I had a healthy beautiful boy. I may have had to go through some crap while pregnant, but I would rather have had to deal with that than anything being wrong with my son. I wish you good luck, whether you have GD or not!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Thirst must be accompanied by frequency (or urination) to be a symptom of diabetes. Throwing up is not usually associated with diabetes. Thrush, although more common in diabetes, is actually not a specific sign at all. It is just a fungal infection often affecting ladies at specific areas such as below the breasts, at the groin area, and specifically for pregnant ladies, below the abdomen.

If you want to be sure about gestational diabetes, get your capillary sugar tested using a simple glucose meter, which required just a small prick on a fingertip. Your midwife may have one, or you can get the meter from any respectable pharmacy.

Don't worry, gestational diabetes is bad mainly for the child, and complications arise usually if it isn't picked up throughout pregnancy. The high blood sugar in the mother's body causes the baby's growth to be higher, and thus the baby may be 'large for gestational age', which may pose some problems during childbirth. The respiratory system's development may be somewhat compromised as well. However, at 24 weeks, you still have plenty of time to get things under control! =) cheer up!

Answer 4

My sister had it the later part of her pregnancy. Not completely uncommon. You do have a few of the signs, and when you are pregnant you pee all the time anyway so that is no way to tell. Hopefully it will be controlled by diet if you are in the later part of your pregnancy. If you do need insulin, do not panic the diabetes is not always permanent or transferred. But if you are in month 6-7 you may want to reconsider the midwife. One side effect of gestation diabetes is large babies. Large enough that you may need a c section or extra help. My sister got the diabetes at 6 weeks to go and the last 12 weeks is when your baby puts on the bulk, my niece was 12.2 and that was on a controlled diet. Good luck.

Answer 5

gestational diabetes develops in women during pregnancy because the mother's body is not able to produce enough insulin. Insulin is a hormone that enables the body to break down sugar (glucose) to be used as energy. Without sufficient insulin the amount of sugar in the blood rises.

High blood sugar levels in the mother's body are passed through the placenta to the developing baby. This can cause health problems.

Gestational diabetes usually begins in the second half of pregnancy, and goes away after the baby is born. This makes it different to the more common forms of diabetes which, once they occur, are permanent.

What causes gestational diabetes?
The cause of gestational diabetes is unknown. It is thought that the hormones produced during pregnancy may block the action of insulin. Gestational diabetes can happen if the mother's body can't produce enough extra insulin to counteract this blocking effect.

Symptoms
In most women, gestational diabetes causes no symptoms. Some women do get symptoms of high blood sugar, such as increased thirst, increased need to pass water and increased hunger, although these are also common later on in pregnancy anyway


Increased thirst
Increased urination
Weight loss in spite of increased appetite
Fatigue
Nausea and vomiting
Frequent infections including those of the bladder, vagina, and skin
Blurred vision

Answer 6

ive been very tired..and i just had my diabete screening and that was negative! but the reason why im soo tired is b/c im anemic..soo she started me on iron pills!

Answer 7

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